| Issue ID | 696660 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10245231 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | LAND CRUISER |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 12/10/08 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | New cars with the headlights that come on when the car is started. On 10/12/2008 i found three cars driving with just the front driving lights on at night in lexington, ky. The new cars have the front driving lights that are turned on when the car is started. Owners are seeing the head lights on and think that they have turned the head lights on already. When they have not. This has owners driving at night without tail lights on. Again, the problem is that the tail lights don't turn on with the front lights automatically , and owners are driving without tail lights in the dark. If the car manufacturers have daytime/automatic headlights, then they need to have the tail lights set up to come on automatically also. These were on some high end cars. These are very well educated people. My acura tl and chevy suburban do not have this feature. This was on a nes acura tl, chrysler suv, and toyota fj (which you need to add to you toyota list). You might want to look into this problem. Thank you. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEXINGTON, KY |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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